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@grayeagle

I had both knees replaced at Mayo Phoenix last year 3 months a part. I am a super active 73 year old. I experienced a little bit of the same things you are feeling after the second surgery. Surgery does a number on your body. It is traumatic to your system. I give blood at the Red Cross about every 8 weeks. When I went in about two months after surgery, my hemoglobin was lower than their policy allows for blood draw. I was surprised, but that was the reason for being a bit lethargic, workouts were not as aggressive, I tired more easily, had a bit of low stamina. I was anemic according to the numbers. When I discussed this issue with the fine doctors at Mayo, and after reviewing if I had any other trauma or blood loss, they suggested I CAREFULLY take an iron supplement and that . Too much iron can be dangerous. In Arizona you can schedule your own battery of blood tests without a prescription. I think the hemoglobin test was $25.00. I did it to double check what the Red Cross numbers indicated. It was low: 12.1. It should between 13.8 and I think 17. Even with taking the iron supplement, it two more months to get it to my pre-surgery level of 15.2. Talk to your Doc. This may be what's happening.

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Thanks for the reply. I'm very active, 67 y/o and had both my knees replaced this year, also 3 months apart. The first went just great. Swelling came down in two weeks, pain other than rehab was nil after 2 weeks. Second TKR also went well, but rehab pain lasted five weeks, couldn't climb stairs w/o pain until six weeks.

I never got my blood checked, but my workouts now are more sluggish. Because of the tourniquet I don't think there was much blood loss, and it would be better now anyway. I'm back with my trainer and just feeling the strain of not having been in the gym for over a month.

Joe